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- … for cultivation by noted German plantsman, Ernst Pagels, this low-growing, hardy ground cover is perfect for shady locations. Once established (after 2 to 3 years), Epimedium grandiflorum …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … This non-flowering juniper is easily grown in average, dry-to-moist, well-drained soils in full sun. It tolerates a wide …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … purplish red with the onset of cooler temperatures in fall. This nonhardy grass from Africa is suitable for use in annual displays in the Chicago area. Plant 'Savannah' in full sun and …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … in full sun, moderately fertile, moisture-retentive soils, and water during droughts; it is insect and disease resistant. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Mock Orange ‘Blizzard’ is an upright growing oval perennial that reaches a maximum height of 7 feet. It requires full …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … heat- and drought-resistant perennial from the mountains of Syria. The olive-green foliage is rabbit and deer resistant. Plant this perennial in full sun and avoid excessive water and …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Horsford white pine is a dense, slow-growing dwarf conifer with short, lime green needles that grows to 1 foot in 10 …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … 'Niagara Falls' is a dense cultivar of the classic weeping eastern white pine. Typically it has long, soft …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Discovered at Albyn’s Nursery in Newark, Ohio in the 1960s, 'Albyn’s' is a low growing form of Scots pine. It reaches only 1 foot tall but spreads along the ground …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … back from extinction in the wild? Chicago Botanic Garden scientists think so. Their belief is reflected in the rows of rare alula ( Brighamia insignis ) growing discreetly in a Garden … decade ago, with just one plant clinging to a wind-swept sea cliff on a Hawaiian island, alula is still seen today by visitors at botanic gardens around the world. These living collections of … chance of preventing extinctions and reintroducing plants, like alula, into the wild. “Alula is an amazing species that deserves a future on this planet,” said Kayri Havens, Ph.D., chief …Type: Blog